Feb 13, 2026 | Tournament Results, USCTA News
NTC were delighted to host the 2026 Greevy Cup, for players with handicaps 20-29, and although there were only 8 competitors, the players put on a show with a series of three set thrillers throughout the weekend. We had a strong local contingent (Wintersteen, both Van Buskirks, Faulise) that were joined by Jonah Serotta (Philly), William Spruance (NY) and Dave Tedeschi (Boston). The two stories from the quarter finals were wins from William Spruance over Jeremy Wintersteen, and Jake Faulise over Eliot Van Buskirk. Kicking off the three-setters were Spruance and Wintersteen in a battle of styles. The left-handed Spruance… Read the Full Story >
Feb 13, 2026 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by John Lumley The 2026 USCTA Burke Cup (40–49 Handicap National Championship) drew an impressive field of 21 players, with competitors traveling from across the country to the RCOP for a weekend of high-quality Court Tennis. The strong turnout set the stage for a tournament filled with competitive matches, exciting rallies, and excellent sportsmanship. Top seed Jericho Seguin put together a composed and consistent run to the semifinals, blending steady play with well-timed pace to keep his opponents off balance. He met Alex Dean in a tightly contested semifinal that proved to be one of the matches of the event.… Read the Full Story >
Feb 13, 2026 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by Nick Summerlin It was a spectacular weekend of court tennis at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston, as the historic club hosted the 2026 Noll Cup, the national 30-39-level championships. With a competitive 14-man draw featuring top talent from the home court of Boston as well as visiting contenders from Philadelphia, Newport, Washington, and Tuxedo Park, a memorable weekend of tennis was in store. The tournament’s definitive match was the quarter-final between Tyler Sloan and Andrew Parmet, a tactical masterclass that pushed both players to their absolute limits and kept the gallery in awe. Coming from behind, Sloan… Read the Full Story >
Feb 13, 2026 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Matthew Ronaldson Eight players from four different clubs descended on the Georgian Court in Lakewood, NJ, for the 70+ Faulise Cup on a wickedly chilly weekend. Day 1 saw players compete through to the semi-final stage and the final of the back draw. The joy at this level is that you actually see players improving as the matches and tournament progress, and I have never had the opportunity to mark such a pleasant group of players as I did this weekend. The politeness and camaraderie were off the charts! Day 2 was somehow even colder than day 1, with… Read the Full Story >
Dec 31, 2025 | USCTA News
by James Zug In mid-December 2025, the Racquet & Tennis Club hosted the twenty-eighth annual United States Court Tennis Association dinner and auction during the traditional Whitney Cup weekend. Over two hundred people came to the dinner. It was ably chaired again by Ted Goneos and Ben Lawrence; they both wrangled auction lots, helped set up the east and south lounges, donated wine and reached out to USCTA members across the country. The club, led by Robert Gressler, again hosted the gathering with aplomb. Charlie Katz, the USCTA treasurer, smoothly handled the check-in desk and chased down payments. A splendid… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2025 | Juniors, USCTA News
by Linda Serotta The Holyport Real Tennis Club, tucked in the Berkshire village of Holyport, has long been a stage for the sport’s rising stars. This September, two young Americans—Kurt Mueller of Tuxedo Park and Jonah Serotta of Philadelphia—stepped onto that court for the British U15 and U19 Doubles Championships, facing not only unfamiliar walls and galleries, but also the fiercest junior competition anywhere. The draw featured the world’s top six ranked juniors, a rare gathering that promised the highest level of play. Their journey to Holyport began long before boarding a flight. The boys first paired up last summer… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2025 | USCTA News
By James Zug During the World Championship Challenge in Newport, the USCTA gave the 2025 Plimpton Prize to Timothy Edwards. He is the world’s leading tennis photographer. For nearly twenty years, Edwards has taken stunning action photographs of court tennis. Based in London, he has shot every Challenge starting in 2014, as well as seventeen British Opens and numerous other local, national and international tournaments. “The lasting images of our game in the past two decades will have come from Tim’s camera,” said Jim Zug, during an awards ceremony at a tournament dinner in the Horseshoe at the International Tennis… Read the Full Story >
Sep 25, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by James Zug Day Two Camden Riviere beat John Lumley 5-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. He retained his world championship title 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, 5-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. It was a slightly different Day Two at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. It had rained most of Wednesday and all Thursday morning, a steady downpour for much of the time. Humidity was at ninety-six percent. There was a worry of the walls sweating. Wednesday had been a busy off day. The Pineapple Cup, the handicap doubles event running in parallel with the Challenge, was in full swing. In the Casino… Read the Full Story >
Sep 23, 2025 | International Events, International News, Tournament Results, USCTA News
First Day: Camden Riviere leads John Lumley 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 By James Zug This was the sixty-third playing of the open World Championship, dating back to the first recorded Challenge in 1816. But in the past thirty years, world championships are a common occurrence here at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI. In 2004 and 2016 the open Challenge was here; and the women’s World Championship was here in 1995, 2009 and in 2025. The glorious summer of 2025 started with the women and is ending with the men. In the past thirty years, no other… Read the Full Story >
Sep 1, 2025 | USCTA News
Ave Atque Vale Ivan Ronaldson 1974 – 2025 The world court tennis community was shocked at the unexpected death in mid-August of Ivan Ronaldson, 51, Head Court Tennis Professional at Westwood Country Club. He leaves a wife, Christy, two young children, Liliana (11) and Bruce (8), his parents, Lesley and Chris, and two brothers, Ben and Luke. A Go Fund Me has been established to support his immediate family in a variety of ways including 529 college savings plans. Ivan was born in Melbourne in 1974 and grew up immersed in court tennis. He was educated at Papplewick and Canford, before attending… Read the Full Story >
